So we finally have made it to the first official SP release:
GISH 
Recorded:
December 1990–March 1991 Studio:
Smart Studios, Madison, Wisconsin (Butch Vigs Studio) Time of Release:
May 28, 1991 Label:
Caroline (Subsidiary of Virgin) Producers:
Butch Vig, Billy Corgan Band Members:
Billy Corgan-
Vocals, Guitar, Production James Iha-
Guitars, Vocals D'Arcy Wretzky-
Bass Guitars, Vocals, Layouts Jimmy Chamberlain-
Drums Peak Chart Position:
195 Official Released Singles:
Siva, I Am One
First my personal thoughts and anecdotes. I didn't start with Gish. My Smashing Pumpkin experience start with the follow up, Siamese Dream. It took me a while to find out about Gish because at the time I only had MTV, word of mouth and shopping and browsing to delve into a bands catalog. Considering I lived in a small town, word of mouth and browsing at any store nearby didn't open me to many "finds" and it wasn't until I started traveling further out that I found that you could get "Everything" from an artist. I remember going to Circuit City for the first time and buying every Smashing Pumpkin single, remix EP, etc. I could grab. Gish was honestly the fourth Smashing Pumpkins album I heard and bought after Siamese Dream, Pisces Iscariot and Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness. I actually bought it right around the same time as the
Aeroplane Flies High.... Box Set at a Strawberries. So yeah, even as a fan I was late on the Gish train.
You always tend to connect to the material you first hear from an artist but Gish has grown on me immensely and I have a high amount of respect for it. It's a very spiritual, tribal like album with a very slow melodic feel. If there is a Smashing Pumpkins album to just chill out to then it's this one. This is just the beginning as I'm going to try to break down this an every other album from all angles.
If you'd like feel free to share your thoughts and come along for the ride!
